https://video.forgingpurpose.org/about/instance/homehttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/browse?scope=localhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/qeKCGL3gsRPHFcbstsQVb52026-09-22T02:59:30.862Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/1207c6c8-e79d-4333-b8ac-a27d9fd1dfa7.jpgEpisode 1: IntroductionThis first episode introduces the Forging Purpose podcast. - Where did this idea come from? - What is a crisis of meaning? - What is meaning? Then David will lay out the plan for this first season and the goal of the entire series. Enjoy! Credits: music, animation, conception by David Summerhays. You can find me at [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@lepianoman) or at my website, [forgingpurpose.org](https://forgingpurpose.org/) 00:00 Introduction 00:57 What is meaning? 03:07 The root of meaning 06:41 The fruit of meaning 07:58 Summary of meaning 08:18 Defining a crisis of meaning 09:29 Not a new problem 11:28 Signs of crisis 13:29 A few questions I haven't touched 14:30 Supporting this workhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/static/web-videos/4ce23577-f394-4fa0-a96c-ca34ac476034-1080.mp4https://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/embed/qeKCGL3gsRPHFcbstsQVb5945012026-09-22T02:55:21.799ZYESdavid_channelNOhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/9amfG4yJYGYvGWaXX5uG8V2026-09-22T13:08:25.247Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/cfd2a022-1cc8-44c2-98df-35e548bcb153.jpgEpisode 2: David the plumberMy interview with my friend David the plumber is episode 2 of the Forging Purpose Podcast. Credits: music, animation, conception by me, David Summerhays. You can find me at [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/summerhays.bsky.social) or at my website, [forgingpurpose.org](https://forgingpurpose.org/)https://video.forgingpurpose.org/static/web-videos/a44d2fb6-d700-44fb-8a49-9b73f26ebad0-2160.mp4https://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/embed/9amfG4yJYGYvGWaXX5uG8V2281012026-09-22T12:37:01.283ZYESdavid_channelNOhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/51iwRa5QCTaw71zqL7vNiB2026-09-22T13:29:18.747Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/4b649772-3ded-4a3f-92b1-9e19c67d5934.jpgEpisode 3: Chaplain Sonora, part 1The first part of my interview with Chaplain Sonora is episode 2 of the Forging Purpose Podcast. * Did Sonora want to be an astronaut? * What is a good death? * What is meaningful to Sonora about investing effort into people who might leave the hospital or die the next day? Credits: music, animation, conception by me, David Summerhays. You can find me at [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/summerhays.bsky.social) or at my website, [forgingpurpose.org](https://forgingpurpose.org/) 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Bringing in Sonora 01:54 Sonora as a kid 04:03 Not an astronaut 07:05 Sonora was morbid 9:43 Ballet 14:20 How Sonora became a chaplain 18:55 What is meaningful about this work? 26:00 Sonora isn't competitive 29:30 Boundaries of the hospital setting 30:55 Conclusion https://video.forgingpurpose.org/static/web-videos/05ae0872-d673-41ac-951d-781197efc0fd-720.mp4https://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/embed/51iwRa5QCTaw71zqL7vNiB1994002026-09-22T13:21:44.578ZYESdavid_channelNOhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/eVHgm55hVyeBxXTC6cpWKi2026-09-22T13:32:44.754Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/d30c791b-9e6b-4d00-9ce4-b46646aa369c.jpgEpisode 4: Chaplain Sonora, part 2The second part of my interview with Chaplain Sonora is episode 3 of the Forging Purpose Podcast. * How does one live is a good death? * How do we find people's meaning structures? Credits: music, animation, conception by me, David Summerhays. You can find me at [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/summerhays.bsky.social) or at my website, [forgingpurpose.org](https://forgingpurpose.org/)https://video.forgingpurpose.org/static/web-videos/75b1f78b-c505-4d2c-b68e-29af28ff278d-720.mp4https://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/embed/eVHgm55hVyeBxXTC6cpWKi2806002026-09-22T13:29:57.979ZYESdavid_channelNOhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/3eHnPVB1f1MoK8BhmGy4bU2026-09-22T13:47:18.061Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/12b4da04-cad6-4f95-b186-39113d7ddada.jpgEpisode 5: Myrna on Learning DifficultiesEpisode 5 of the Forging Purpose Podcast is my interview with Myrna. * How do learning barriers prevent people from living a most meaningful life? * How can how we react to barriers become central to our meaningful life? Credits: music, animation, conception by me, David Summerhays. You can find me at [Mastodon](https://4d2.social/@summerhays) or at my website, [forgingpurpose.org](https://forgingpurpose.org/)https://video.forgingpurpose.org/static/web-videos/9dad187e-56f4-45e9-af57-78d0d105530d-1080.mp4https://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/embed/3eHnPVB1f1MoK8BhmGy4bU2842002026-09-22T13:42:10.568ZYESdavid_channelNOhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/qnupoLrJKPGnCcuR1Hqb312026-09-22T13:53:21.556Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/64e62a7c-2130-4fc4-bc42-dbc07a2120f5.jpgQuaker Podcast Episode 2 - What Do Quakers Do in Meeting?Maple-Flavoured Quaker Podcast Recorded January 21, 2024https://video.forgingpurpose.org/static/web-videos/94dd4a5f-d80f-4643-bfae-a0a41df2acd5-720.mp4https://video.forgingpurpose.org/videos/embed/qnupoLrJKPGnCcuR1Hqb311923022026-09-22T13:55:31.156ZYESdavid_channelNOhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/w/gKLtCA8i46Q511zfiLDC6t2026-09-22T14:29:55.757Zhttps://video.forgingpurpose.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/93e8bfeb-176f-4a4b-bf7e-395d5c1b78d4.jpgEpisode 6: Bonus interview with MyrnaEpisode 6 of the Forging Purpose Podcast is my brief follow-up with Myrna. * Do relationships and the things we learn have inherent meaning? * At age 90, what has been the most meaningful part of your life? * What do you expect to happen when you die and how are you thinking about it? 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